Railcard vs Driven Taxis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Railcard
Access and display your train ticket discounts directly on your mobile device. Never forget your discount card again and save on most train fares. Supports a wide variety of railcards for different traveler needs.
- Store railcards on mobile
- Save 1/3 on train fares
- Instant digital access
- Supports multiple railcard types
- Ready for next train journey
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With a Railcard, you'll enjoy ⅓ off most fares when you go by train. Download the app now so you will never forget your Railcard again- have your Railcard on your mobile, ready for your next train journey. Suitable for storing newly-purchased 16-25 Railcard, Santander 16-25 Railcard, 26-30 Railcard, Devon & Cornwall Railcard, Family & Friends Railcard, Senior Railcard, Two Together Railcard, Veterans Railcard, Disabled Persons Railcard, Network Railcard, and 16-17 Saver. *Most Railcards are available instantly on your mobile. However, 16-25 Railcards for those applying as mature students, Veterans Railcards and Disabled Persons Railcards may take up to 5 working days for approval.
Driven Taxis
Book a taxi quickly and easily with priority service. Features include passwordless registration, business account integration for expense automation, price estimation, real-time driver tracking, and the ability to schedule future rides.
- Passwordless registration
- Business account integration
- Automate expenses
- Price estimator
- Real-time driver tracking
- Schedule future trips
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The official taxi app of Driven Taxis Book a taxi in under 10 seconds and experience exclusive priority service from Driven Taxis - Passwordless registration flow - Login & book with your business account and automate expenses - Know an average of how much your trip will cost with the price estimator - See your driver's and vehicle details and track their arrival on the map. - Schedule future trips
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Driven Taxis at 75% against Railcard's 44%. Driven Taxis also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Railcard's advantage is ratings volume (7.3K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Driven Taxis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Railcard has 7.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Railcard's written reviews are positive against 75% of Driven Taxis's.
Railcard ships an update monthly, Driven Taxis every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Railcard | Driven Taxis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Rail | Driven Personal Hire Ltd |
Customer experience
Railcard
Driven Taxis
Bugs and requests
Railcard
Reported bugs
3 issues- Railcard disappearing from app
- Download codes not working
- Incorrect/missing card details
Requested features
3 requests- Add to Apple Wallet
- Automatic renewal reminders
- Offline mode for digital cards
Driven Taxis
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Railcard
No in-app purchases
Driven Taxis
No in-app purchases
Questions
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